Waterville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Waterville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 413. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.282°N, 71.884°W.
Population
In 1881, Waterville, Village had a population of 413: 206 male and 207 female residents. Population density was 72.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 413 |
| 1891 | 516 |
| 1901 | 576 |
| 1911 | 1,054 |
| 1921 | 968 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Compton, 1871 (6.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Waterville, Village, 1891 (73.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Waterville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 82 |
| Number of families | 82 |
| Number of females | 207 |
| Number of males | 206 |
| Number of married females | 73 |
| Number of married males | 73 |
| Number of married persons | 146 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP TOT | 413 |
| Total population | 413 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 121 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 129 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 250 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 82 |
| Number of occupied houses | 82 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 866 |
| Acres of potatoes | 43 |
| Acres of wheat | 18 |
| BAR BU | 1,753 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,753 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 562 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 172 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,410 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,297 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 148 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,853 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 322 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,659 |
| BWT BU | 562 |
| CRN BU | 172 |
| HAY AC | 866 |
| HAY TONS | 980 |
| OAT BU | 6,410 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 148 |
| POT AC | 43 |
| POT BU | 4,853 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 980 |
| WHT AC | 18 |
| WHT SP BU | 322 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 121 |
| C UNMD M | 129 |
| C UNMD TOT | 250 |
| D OCC | 82 |
| FEMALE | 207 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| H INHAB | 82 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 206 |
| MD F | 73 |
| MD M | 73 |
| MD TOT | 146 |
| NUMBER CD | 54 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,297 |
| TUR BU | 4,659 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Waterville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/waterville-village-qc054015-1881/.